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It was once called the Champions’ League. It later became known as the PCCL, for Philippine Collegiate Champions League.

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San Beda and Letran renew their rivalry while Far Eastern U tests University of San Carlos’ mettle in a pair of semifinal matches where the winners will be declared co-champions of the National Collegiate Championship.

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Stay updated with the NBA scores today with this live scoreboard.

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Mixed martial arts is becoming more and more of a commercial threat to professional boxing because the cage provides fans with gladiators who walk the talk. In the boxing ring, not a few fighters don’t back up their gab with what they’re supposed to do as warriors – they stick, run, hide and dance their way out of trouble, refusing to engage and content to “win” on points.

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If mixed martial arts is gaining in popularity as the No. 1 professional combat sport in the world, boxing has only itself to blame. Greed is slowly eating up what is left of boxing’s integrity with different governing or the so-called alphabet-soup bodies compromising every principle in sports to put one over the other in the chase for more dollars.

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Germany has climbed to the top of the FIFA rankings after winning the World Cup for the first time in 24 years.

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Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will be the guest of honor and speaker when 57 Filipino fighters, headed by current and former champions, are feted in elaborate rites tonight in the 14th Gabriel “Flash” Elorde Memorial Awards and Banquet of Champions at the Harbour Garden Tent of the Sofitel Hotel.

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This is an old story, but it’s worth repeating.

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Each year, at about this time, after the collegiate basketball season has ended, this column gives way to recognize and toast the achievements of collegiate athletes who gave their best to earn honors for their alma mater and also for themselves as the players aim for higher goals in the field of sports.

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It was once called the Champions’ League. It later became known as the PCCL, for Philippine Collegiate Champions League.

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San Beda and Letran renew their rivalry while Far Eastern U tests University of San Carlos’ mettle in a pair of semifinal matches where the winners will be declared co-champions of the National Collegiate Championship.

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Stay updated with the NBA scores today with this live scoreboard.

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If mixed martial arts is gaining in popularity as the No. 1 professional combat sport in the world, boxing has only itself to blame. Greed is slowly eating up what is left of boxing’s integrity with different governing or the so-called alphabet-soup bodies compromising every principle in sports to put one over the other in the chase for more dollars.

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This is an old story, but it’s worth repeating.

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